09:36 AM EDT, 05/27/2021 (MT Newswires) -- Southern Empire Resources Corp. (SMP.V) on Thursday reported the exercise of 100% of its Augusta Gold Corp. (
G.TO) share purchase warrants.
After giving effect to the exercise, Southern Empire holds about 2.8 million shares of Augusta, representing roughly 3.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of Augusta.
On last look on Thursday, Southern Empire Resources' shares edged up 2.2%, while Augusta Gold remained unchanged in trading in Canada.
Southern Empire Resources' shares fell 2.3% in Canada yesterday, while its shares fell 3.1% in early Frankfurt trading on Thursday. Augusta Gold, whose shares dropped 3.7% in Canada yesterday, saw its shares drop 3.6% in early Frankfurt trading on Thursday.
With a current fair value of approximately $5.7 million, Southern Empire's holdings in Augusta equate to about 48% of the market capitalization of Southern Empire.
Southern Empire plans to be a long-term holder of Augusta as they further explore and develop their 3,157-hectare land package that includes the Bullfrog and Montgomery-Shoshone gold deposits in the prolific Bullfrog mining camp located near Beaty, Nev.